Thriving Javan gibbon population found in West Java forest

A Javan gibbon swings from tree to tree in the forest of Kampung Cimaranginan in Lengkong Village, Sukabumi, West Java, on Nov 7, 2020. - Photo: kompas.com file

JAKARTA: An expedition team has found a thriving population of the endangered owa jawa (Javan gibbon) in the forests of Mount Sanggabuana in West Java, recording a total of 311 individuals.

Bernard T Wahyu Wiryanta, the expedition’s leader, said on Tuesday (Oct 1) that the team had documented a total of 107 groups of Javan gibbon and that the majority were juveniles, with some still being carried by females.